I’m writing this post on an Italian train. I am tired, and it is hot. The train is packed and has no air conditioning. I’m enduring this for you.

Travel posts are a big part of the random thoughts you find here. I don’t travel often, but when I do I try and pack in a lot of sightseeing. I want to feel like I have gotten my money’s worth. That is why I am still not home yet from a busy weekend, one that left me no time to write. According to the pedometer on my phone, I put in 80,000 steps over three days days. I’ve seen a lot. Still absorbing some of the experiences.

Once I get home I have about a thousand pictures to go through. Then I have to find time to write the accompanying blog posts. All during a busy work week (I’ll be on a plane as this piece posts, and have another travel day later this week.).

So today just a few quick photos from a number of the places I have visited recently. Commentary will come a little later. Maybe if I go without sleep for a few days I’ll get something written to share with you. There is that thing about a picture being worth a thousand words. If that is true this should keep you going for a while. Enjoy this taste of what is to come.